Eye Make-Up for Your Eye-Shape
We are all different! The joy of that should be greater than our need to look just like starlet “X”, but whatev! We do all want to look our best, so here are some tips for doing just that in the best way for YOU and your unique shape! This time, we’ll focus on the shape of your eyes, and what that means for your personal eye make-up application! First things first: Look in a mirror and determine what shape your eyes are!
Almond-shaped
The most common shape, it has an upswept lift at the outer corner of the eyes.
Close-set The eyes are closer together than one eye’s width.
Deep-set What it says – the eyes are set deeper into the face.
Wide-set The eyes are further than one eye’s width apart.
Round or Prominent The eyes are set forward in the face and may be a bit ‘bulgy’
Small
The eyes are proportionately smaller compared to the other facial features
Hooded
The eyes are set so the natural crease in the eyelid is not readily seen
Asian eyes
The eyes have a distinctive lift at the corner and have very little lid
Almond-shaped eyesCover entire lid, from your lashes to your brow, with light shadow; sweep a medium color on the middle lid; and apply dark shadow on the outer corner of the lid. Then apply mascara on upper and lower lashes. Close-set eyesIf you have a slender nose, chances are you have close-set eyes. So, to create the illusion of width, you want to apply makeup color throughout the entire width of your eyelids. Begin by applying the lightest shade at the inner corner of the eye and then blending darker colors up and out toward the outer corner. Line the eye from the middle of the lid to the outer corner on both top and bottom. Apply mascara to outer upper and lower lashes only. Deep-set eyesYou need to create an optical illusion to bring your eyes more to the surface. Apply a light shade liberally from lash to brow, working in a darker shade on the area just above the crease of your eye. This will create a field of depth. Line both the top and bottom of they eye and smudge with your finger or sponge to soften. Mascara on upper and lower lashes. Some say mascara on upper lashes only, so test what works best for you. Wide-set eyesUsing a technique that is opposite to the close-set eye, apply a light to medium shade from lash to brow, placing darker shadow near the eye’s corners, blending across your lid and lightly toward your temples. Line your inner upper and lower inner corners and smudge toward the outer corners, so that a majority of the dark color focuses on the eye area closest to your nose. Apply mascara to your inner upper and lower corner lashes only. Small eyes Use a little shadow under the lower lashes as well as on the top of the lid. Blend the shadow on the upper lid from the center outwards, curving it upwards towards the brow in the shape of a wing. Line both the lids, extending the meeting line out to increase the length of the eyes. Mascara on both the upper and lower lashes, using two coats on the outer lashes only.
Round eyes To make them appear more almond-shaped, use a soft, matte eye shadow in a neutral color all over the top lid, a darker one in the crease. Line top and bottom lids, extend liner out and up at end. Mascara for top lashes only, more on outer half.
Hooded Eyes When the eyelids are not visible, it and can create a “sleepy-eyed” look. The goal is to “open up” the eye. Apply a matte, neutral eye shadow on the inner half of the eyelid and a slightly darker contour color close to, but not on, the outer edges. Be careful to avoid using a very dark color – this will only make the lid look heavier. Softly lift the darker color upward and keep the line as clean as possible. Curl upper lashes and apply mascara to upper lashes only. Avoid shimmery, light or bright colors on the brow bone.
Asian eyes
Use three colors in a “layering” effect when applying shadow. Apply contour shadow closest to eyelashes, medium color on lids and lightest color on brow bones. Avoid creating a “fake” crease or lining eyes all around – apply eyeliner to upper lids only and avoid winged looks.
